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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ services spans disciplines, levels & sectors, linked by interdisciplinary conservation practice standards delivering public benefit 25/11/2025
- IHBC’s 2025 Parliamentary Briefing launches research-led ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit 25/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost from Sheehan Quirke via Open Culture: ‘How did the world get so ugly?’ 25/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (duplicate) doorstep’: Plans for first Iron Age broch ‘in 2000 years’ approved for Highlands 25/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Lottery) doorstep’: Historic Birnbeck pier saved as surprise funding announced from NLHF 25/11/2025
- ‘Natural England’s Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security’ – with ‘nature as essential to sustaining growth and a healthy society’ 25/11/2025
- HE & ACE issue first parts of suite of guidance, templates and factsheets etc. 25/11/2025
- Government’s Pride in Place: Strategy update 25/11/2025
- Winners of the Georgian Group Architectural Awards announced! 25/11/2025
- Joining the dots: A single EDI portal for the sector 25/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Worker dies after partial collapse of medieval tower in Rome 25/11/2025
- IHBC’s 2025 Parliamentary Briefing launches research-led ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit 21/11/2025
- IHBC welcomes new joint CEOs at Historic England to post 21/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost from the NT: Public First report on ‘Local history, local heritage and local pride, in Coventry and across the UK’ 21/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to turn three local villages into town to ‘help protect green belt’ backed by residents 21/11/2025
- Parliamentary Committee: Nature not a ‘blocker’ to housing; needed for ‘resilient towns & neighbourhoods’, and calls for housebuilding target changes and reduced VAT (for retrofitting) 21/11/2025
- Housebuilding around train stations will be given default ‘yes’, including in Green Belt, as: ‘Builders Speechless’ 21/11/2025
- RTPI’s State of the Profession 2025 reports across UK: One in five planners expected to leave the profession within three years, with no clear plan to replace them 21/11/2025
- TCPA Blog: Review of Homes England’s Healthy Homes Standard: Our homes are not islands 21/11/2025
- Public Practice: Recruitment & Skills Report 2025 21/11/2025
- NCT’s National Churches Survey – giving every church a voice 21/11/2025
- New APPG for National Parks and National Landscapes launched 21/11/2025
- Heritage Alliance awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for Resilience Project 21/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: WMF welcomes Belfast City Council’s decision to purchase Assembly Rooms 21/11/2025
- IHBC’s new Context, No185, ‘lifts the lid on roofing’, from craft to carbon, with essential, accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals & colleagues 18/11/2025
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CIOB responds to committee report criticising UK retrofit schemes
image for illustration The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to a report of the UK’s Energy Security and Net Zero Committee which says poorly designed retrofit schemes, a ‘skills crisis’ and costly assurance failures have significantly set back … Continue reading
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Investing in community regeneration in Scotland – Projects to unlock economic growth and tackle poverty
Projects across Scotland will benefit from Scottish Government investment to help regenerate communities and drive economic growth. image for illustration: Fiona Newton
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Tagged building, economy, environment, expertise, government, heritage, planning, regeneration, Scotland
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RIBA Library and Collections services update June 2025
image for illustration A RIBA Library and Collections services update, June 2025 says its ‘library is currently closed for refurbishment works as part of our House of Architecture programme’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep: Hull CC Cabinet approves new plan to invest in Hull’s infrastructure
image for illustration: James Wells / Hull Bridge Commons Wiki A five-year plan to significantly improve and enhance many of the city’s bridges, statues, monuments, and fountains has been given the green light by Hull City Council’s (CC) Cabinet, reports Hull News.
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European Commission and Europa Nostra announce the winners of Europe’s top heritage awards 2025
On June 12 the European Commission and Europa Nostra announced the 2025 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, which are co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, with 30 outstanding winners from 24 … Continue reading
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Last chance: The National Churches Trust Survey – ‘Giving every church a voice’, to 13 July
The National Churches Trust (NCT) is calling for input by 13 July to its survey to help politicians, the media, and the wider public better understand the challenges churches face and to highlight the vital work they do.
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Tagged chapel, church, heritage, meetinghouse, questionnaire
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At-risk globally important places championed by new parliamentary group
image for illustration: East Mill Belper by Danielloh79, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Endangered historic, culturally significant and nature-rich places around the world have a powerful new voice in a cross-party parliamentary group as the All-Party Parliamentary Group … Continue reading
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Tagged APPG, conservation, expertise, global, government, heritage
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HE Guidance Open for Consultation ‘Assessing Opportunity and Sensitivity using Historic Landscape Characterisation’, to 01/08
image for illustration: Peter Badcock Historic England (HE) Guidance on ‘Assessing Opportunity and Sensitivity using Historic Landscape Characterisation’ is open for consultation to 1 August, as guidance intended for all those considering, planning or responsible for large-scale change in the … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, coastal, conservation, environment, expertise, heritage, nature, planning, rural, urban
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Architecture and Design Scotland review: Background report on reform issued
A background report setting out the findings and recommendations for reform of the public body, Architecture and Design Scotland, following a review process by Scottish Government was published on 17 June 2025.
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National Trust calls for investment in ‘national renewal’ as research shows emotional connection ‘between Brits and their local heritage’
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald Heritage should play a central part of the Government’s plans to promote national renewal, following new research that shows how highly the British public value their local history, reports The National Trust.
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Tagged community, conservation, culture, funding, heritage, investment, research
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Welsh Government policy and strategy ‘Priorities for culture’
The Welsh Government has published its policy and strategy ‘Priorities for culture’, indicating it’s priorities for arts, museums, libraries, archives and the historic environment sectors.
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Tagged arts, culture, environment, government, heritage, policy, strategy, wales
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Government announces 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ to receive long-term investment
The government has announced 25 trailblazer neighbourhoods that will receive up to £20 million over the next decade?as part of a new fund announced at the Spending Review.
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Tagged funding, investment, neighbourhoods, regeneration, urban
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Design Council launches Skills for Planet Blueprint
image for illustration: The Earth seen from Apollo 17 by Harrison Schmitt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Design Council has launched its ‘Skills for Planet Blueprint: The critical green skills that all designers need’.
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Over £1Mn for towns and cities to clean up chewing gum stains
52 councils across the UK will receive funding to remove chewing gum stains and clean up our streets.
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Tagged cleaning, environment, funding, litter, local government, streets
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Ian Brant appointed Chair of the Construction Industry Council
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has inaugurated Ian Brant as Chair at its Council Meeting, to succeed Dr Wei Yang OBE in this role for a two-year term of office starting with immediate effect.
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IHBC’s Professional Signpost: Last chances for ECHOES Consultation, open to mid-July: Help ‘…map cultural heritage communities’ needs & expectations’
The ECHOES Consultation aims to map diverse cultural heritage communities and understand their needs and expectations for the Cultural Heritage Cloud. With their contribution, we will be able to set up the Cultural Heritage Cloud with and for the communities.
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Tagged conservation, expertise, heritage
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PM unveils AI breakthrough to slash planning delays and help build 1.5 million homes: 9 June 2025
Planning permissions hope to speed up as the Government rolls out a new AI tool which can scan hundreds of files in seconds – making it easier to make home improvements, while ‘turbocharging the Plan for Change milestone to build … Continue reading
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RTPI research shows net zero must be planned for at the local level to meet UK climate targets: ‘… most comprehensive suite of guidance on integrating energy planning and town planning’.
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), in partnership with Regen, has released a new guidance suite to help planners etc. navigate a fast-changing policy landscape while calling for urgent national policy empowering local authorities to deliver net zero.
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New report from HES on connections between Properties in Care and the British Empire
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published a new report entitled ‘Surveying and Analysing Connections between Properties in Care and the British Empire, c.1600-1997’.
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Tagged conservation, culture, empire, expertise, heritage
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HEF launches England’s new Heritage Sector Resilience Plan (HSRP2)
The Historic Environment Forum (HEF) has launched the new Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35 (‘HSRP2’), Funded by Historic England, intended to provide ‘a clear roadmap for collaborative working to deliver a robust and resilient heritage sector’ in England.
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ARB publishes new Architects Code of Conduct and Practice, coming into effect September 2025
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has announced the publication of a new version of the Architects Code of Conduct and Practice, which sets out the professional standards expected of all registered architects in the UK.
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HE on Counter-Terrorism Security: The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act (Martyn’s Law) and likely implications for the heritage sector
Historic England (HE) guidance highlights how The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act (also known as Martyn’s Law) – designed to bolster the UK’s preparedness for – and protection from – terrorism, has likely implications for the heritage sector.
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Tagged building, environment, government, heritage, planning, risk managment
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Historic Houses: Gen Z sees historic places as a refuge from a hyper-connected world
image for illustration: Blenheim Palace by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Examining key themes related to young people and heritage sites including pricing, transport, social media engagement etc., Historic Houses’ research challenges preconceptions about how younger people … Continue reading
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Welsh Government outlines new priorities for culture: Integrated impact assessment
image for illustration: Fiona Newton The Welsh Government has published its Policy and Strategy Document on ‘Priorities for culture: An assessment on the impact of the priorities for culture’.
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THA publishes ‘Backing the Bedrock 2025’ Report
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has published ‘Backing the Bedrock 2025’, its new report update on Heritage Fiscal and Funding priorities.
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